Song And Name Information

20 Eyes

It's possible that the idea behind this song came from the 1965 horror
movie "The Eye Creature." A newer theory suggests that the song was
influenced by a certain scene in the 1957 horror movie, "The Fly."

All Hell Breaks Loose

Some of the lines from this song may have been influenced by the 1972
horror movie "The Twins Of Evil."

American Nightmare

This song may have been based on the 1980 movie of the same name.
Contrary to legend, this song was not written for The Cramps; in fact, there
was no Misfits song originally written for The Cramps.
This song was recorded
in one take by Glenn, Jerry, and Arthur with Jerry nodding his head to cue
Arthur when to hit the drums. The hand clapping was added later.

Archangel

Glenn Danzig wrote this song in 1981 for Dave Vanian of The Damned.
Vanian was supposed to sing with The Misfits backing him up. They rehearsed
together twice, but did not record anything. However, Glenn and possibly
Jerry recorded the song at Mix-O-Lydian Studio in 1981. Glenn's original drum
and guitar tracks were preserved and re-used on the Samhain version in 1984.
Glenn first mentioned that the song was recorded in an interview in "Tales
From The Crypt" fanzine in 1982, stating, "It's all recorded except for Dave's
part if he gets around to doing it. If not Jerry will do it instead."

Astro Zombies

This song is based on the 1968 horror movie "The Astro-Zombies."

Beware

Bobby Steele e-mailed the following to the Misfits Bible on August 11,
1996: "Actually, this record had no name when we brought the tapes to England
in '79. We kept noticing these signs "BEWARE BOLLARDS" everywhere. We had no
idea that a bollard was a block that kept you from driving your car onto the
sidewalk, but were amused at the tone of the signs. It made it sound like a
bollard was some kind of beast that jumped out from behind the bushes and ate
you. Just before handing the artwork to the guy from Bonapart, Glenn just
scrawled the word "BEWARE" on a scrap of paper and slapped it on the
artwork."

Blankety-Blank Music

"Cough/Cool" and "She" were both originally published by Blankety-Blank
Music, when the band's record label was Blank Records.

Bloodfeast

This song is based on the 1963 and 1972 horror movie of the same name.
Although he had originally intended it to be a Samhain song, Glenn decided to
record this song with The Misfits in July 1983 as documented in the Forced
Exposure #7/8 (1984) interview.

Blue Christmas

Two live versions of this Elvis Presley song, written by Billy Hayes and
Jay Johnson were recorded on 12/20/1978. They were later planned for release on
the Max's X-Mas album in 1995 which was cancelled by Caroline Records.

Braineaters

This song is based on the 1958 horror movie "The Brain Eater."

Bullet

The lyrics to this song, as well as the cover of the EP itself, reflect
Glenn Danzig's interest in the life and death of John F. Kennedy.

Can't Tell No One

Originally recorded by Negative Approach, this song was performed live by
The Misfits at Graystone Hall on 10/29/1983.

Cimson Ghost

Inspired by the 12-part series from 1946, The Misfits used the Crimson
Ghost on most of their albums and flyers. "The Crimson Ghost" series was released as a black
and white 2-video set, as well as a single video edited movie called
"Cyclotrode X." It was also released as a colorized movie called "The Crimson Ghost" in 1990.

Death Comes Ripping

Although he had originally intended it to be a Samhain song, Glenn
decided to record this song with The Misfits in July 1983, as documented in
the Forced Exposure #7/8 (1984) interview.

Devilock

The title of this song came from the devilock hairstyle originally
invented by Jerry Only in 1979.

Die, Die My Darling

The title of this song comes from the 1965 movie of the same name. The
cover of the EP was taken from Chamber Of Chills #19,
a comic book from September 1953.

Earth A.D.

Some of the lyrics of this song refer to the 1977 horror movie "The Hills
Have Eyes." The title may have come from the 1966 movie "Daleks: Invasion
Earth 2150 A.D."

Enter At Your Own Risk

This 15 song album was compiled by Glenn Danzig in 1986. It was supposed
to be released as a follow-up to Collection I. Glenn later compiled a
different group of songs for Collection II which was then slightly altered by
Caroline Records (more songs added). The first 2000 copies of the album were
to come with special uncensored 10" sleeves. Although it was never released,
a full track listing can be found in the picture on the first two pages of
Eerie Von's liner notes in The Misfits Box Set. The track listing was as
follows:

Side 1: Bullet | Horror Business | Teenagers From Mars | Night Of
The Living Dead | Where Eagles Dare | Vampira | Skulls | I Turned Into A
Martian

The cover of this album was taken from the 1957 horror movie "The
Undead." Glenn later started a record label with the same name in 1997.

Evilive Music

All Glenn Danzig songs released after 1986 were published by Evilive
Music, including those originally published by Blankety-Blank, Static Age,
Hell-bent, or Hellbent Music.

Evil Never Dies

Used on the "Legacy Of Brutality" shirts originally sold through the
Fiend Club, this phrase came from the 1957 horror movie "The
She-Creature."

Feline Nursery

This song was performed at some of the early Misfits shows in 1977. The
chorus lyric was "I'm gonna throw away the key to the feline nursery." By the
time The Misfits entered the studio in January 1978, Glenn had changed the
lyrics and name of this song to "Spinal Remains." The true "Feline Nursery"
was never recorded.

Ghouls Night Out

The title of this song comes from the 1960 movie "Night Of The Ghouls."

Green Hell

The title of this song is taken from the 1940 horror movie "Green Hell"
or the 1957 sequel "The Monster From Green Hell."

Halloween

Celebrating the Pagan tradition of Halloween, this song has nothing to do
with the similarly titled horror movie from 1978.

Halloween II

Celebrating the Pagan tradition of Halloween, this song has nothing to do
with the similarly titled horror movie from 1981.

Harpies In The Night

This song was performed at some of the early Misfits shows in 1977 before
Franché Coma joined the band. The chorus lyric was "We scream like
harpies in the night." It was never recorded.

Hell-Bent Music

Most Glenn Danzig songs recorded from 1979 until 1986 were published by
Hell-bent or Hellbent Music.

Hellhound

This song may be based on the 1975 horror movie "Devil Dog - The Hound Of
Hell." Another possibility is that it was based on a certain section of
Milton's "Paradise Lost."

Hollywood Babylon

This song may have been based on the Kenneth Anger book of the same name.

Horror Business

According to Bobby Steele, this song was written about the death of Nancy
Spungeon. Some inspiration also came from the 1960 horror movie
"Psycho."

Horror Hotel

The title of this song comes from the 1960 horror movie of the same name.

I Got A Right

"I Got A Right" was written by Iggy Pop and James Williamson and recorded
in July 1972 by Iggy And The Stooges during the
Raw Power recording
session. Although the recording was not released until 1977, the band
performed the song live many times during the 1970s. The Misfits also
performed the song live in the late 1970s, and supposedly recorded a studio
version during the Earth A.D. recording sessions. The recording is first
mentioned in an issue of "Thrasher" from 1986. According to Jerry Only,
however, The Misfits didn't record ths song until 1997, when it appeared on
We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute. For unknown reasons, James Williamson and Siamese
Music publishing were credited on the original recording, but not the tribute
album.

I Turned Into A Martian

This song may have been influenced by the Ray Bradbury story "Dark They
Were And Golden Eyed."

London Dungeon

This song was based on Glenn Danzig's experience in a London jail in
December 1979.

Mephisto Waltz

This was a song that Glenn wrote that was never recorded while the band
was together. According to Jerry, it was a song The Misfits only rehearsed
twice together, as all the members of the band except Glenn did not like it.
Glenn first mentioned it in the June 1986 "Thrasher" interview by Pushead,
who misquoted the title as "The Crystal Waltz." In a later "Thrasher" issue,
an article stated that Glenn had discovered a tape with this song on it. The
version of this song that appears on the Collection II album and
The Misfits Box Set was recorded by Glenn Danzig and Eerie Von in 1986, three years after
The Misfits broke up. The title of this song may have come from the 1971
movie of the same name.

The Misfits

The name of the band was taken from the 1961 movie "The Misfits" starring
Marilyn Monroe. It was her last movie ever, and she, along with the other two
main actors in the film, were thanked on the sleeve of the band's first
single in 1977. The lettering style for the band logo from 1981 on
(specifically the M, F, S, T, S letters) was stolen from the "Famous Monsters
Of Filmland" horror magazine logo.

Night Of The Living Dead

This song is based on the 1968 horror movie of the same name.

Plan 9 Records

Glenn named the record label after the 1959 horror movie favorite "Plan 9
From Outer Space" starring Vampira and Bela Lugosi.

Queen Wasp

This song may have been based on the 1958 horror movie "Queen Wasp" and
possibly influenced by the 1960 horror movie "The Wasp Woman."

Rat Fink

This Allan Sherman cover song was based on the Rat Fink toys created by
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. It originally appeared on Sherman's 1963 album
My Son, The Nut. His version was a parody of the Ames Brothers' "Rag Mop" written by
Wills and Anderson.

Return Of The Fly

This song is based on the 1959 horror movie "Return Of The Fly," starring
Vincent Price.

Rise Above

Originally appearing on the Black FlagDamaged album, this song was
performed live by The Misfits several times in 1983.

She

This song is based on the life of Patty Hearst.

Spinal Remains

Please see "Feline Nursery" entry.

Static Age Music

Most Glenn Danzig songs recorded from 1978 until January 1979 were were
published by Static Age Music. The two tracks on the Glenn Danzig
Who Killed Marilyn? 7" were also published by Static Age Music.

Teenagers From Mars

This song may have been influenced by the 1959 horror movie "Teenagers
From Outer Space." The song title may also have been influenced by the 1953
movie "Invaders From Mars."

Triple Bill

This 3 song EP was planned for release between the Halloween 7" and the
Walk Among Us album, around January 1982. It was supposed to include "Hate
Breeders" and two other songs.

TV Casualty

The TV sound samples that appear at the end of this song were recorded
randomly from a TV with a microphone. At about 6pm, the band turned on the TV
and began recording, starting with Channel 11 ("Star Trek") and ending with
Channel 5 ("I Love Lucy").

Vampira

This song was written about the horror movie actress Vampira. There was
also a 1974 movie with this title.

Violent World

This song was based on the 1970s magazine of the same name which often
included photographs of executions and other death scenes.

Walk Among Us

The title of this album may have come from the 1956 horror movie "The
Creature Walks Among Us." The creature on the left side of the album cover
was taken from the 1959 horror movie "Angry Red Planet." The flying saucers
were taken from the 1956 science fiction movie "Earth Versus The Flying
Saucers."

We Are 138

Based on George Lucas's 1971 science fiction film "THX-1138," this song
reflects the anonymity attached to living with a number for a name in a 25th
century police state. On July 1, 1996 Bobby Steele e-mailed the following to
the Misfits Bible:

"We used to have badges with a picture of a robot with 138 on his
forehead. I wonder if Jerry has one, or remembers it... He [Glenn] used to
tell us that if someone asked what it meant, we should just laugh, and in a
mocking tone say "What? You don't know?" and sound real snobby when you say
it. Make them feel like every idiot but YOU knows what it
means."

Jerry Only told a similar story to a fan after a show on July 27, 1996:

"'138' is like people being treated as androids where you have a
number instead of a name, so it's like the human number would be a 138... We
had buttons made once, they were robots with '138' that looked like half
human android kinda things, long before your Terminator or stuff like
that."

Glenn Danzig summarized it in a Twec.Com interview on January 27, 2000:

"They didn't write it, and they don't know what the fuck it's
about. It's about violence."

West End Avenue

This song was performed at some of the early Misfits shows in 1977. It
was never recorded.

Where Eagles Dare

Some people claim that this song was influenced by the 1969 action movie
of the same name. This is very doubtful.

Who Killed Marilyn?

This song is based on the mysterious events surrounding the death of
Marilyn Monroe.

Whole Lotta Livin' To Do

This Elvis Presley song was covered by The Misfits at the 08/15/1981
Chase Park show.